But attorney Jessica Wilson, who represents Victor Guzman, said at Queens Criminal Court that the victim had fully recovered from the shooting.

But the Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said that wouldn’t mitigate her husband’s crime.

“The defendant’s actions in this case are reprehensible. He committed to love and protect his wife, but instead made her a victim of domestic violence. The sentence imposed by the court today is more than justified,” said Brown.

Judge Deborah Stevens Modica asked Guzman if he would like to make a statement, but he said he wasn’t able to pull his thoughts together.

“I’m sorry. I can’t come up with the words. I’m still processing this,” said the ex-correction officer.

His attorney, talking to the courtroom about this sentence, painted him as a good man who didn’t mean to cause pain.

“My client has always been an honorable man as long as I’ve known him,” Wilson said.

Guzman is prohibited from contacting Maria for nine years while he is in prison and eight years after his release. They have had no contact since the shooting.